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Myrtle Beach has long been a favorite for vacationers from all over the United States, Canada and beyond and over that time Myrtle Beach has grown every year to become the most popular vacation destination on the east coast. 2010 introduced the heralded Myrtle Beach Boardwalk and 2011 appears to be a banner year in bringing a wide variety of new attractions, shows and more to Myrtle Beach, creating even more excitement for the coming year.

 

 

Check out the following exciting new things coming to the beach:

 

• Pirate's Voyage - Dolly Parton's long running Dixie Stampede is getting overtaken by pirates as the theater receives a whopping $11 million transformation. Pirate's Voyage is set to open in June of 2011 and will also be a dinner show like the Dixie Stampede did. Guests will experience the spirit and swashbuckling excitement of the pirates who called the Carolina coast home. The Crimson and Sapphire pirates battle each other on deck, in the water and in the sky above their full sized pirate ships in a 15-foot-deep indoor lagoon to the cheers and delight of their fans in the arena.

 

• Myrtle Beach SkyWheel - The 175 foot tall oceanfront SkyWheel is set to open in May, 2011 adjacent to the new Myrtle Beach Boardwalk. The SkyWheel will resemble a traditional ferris wheel, though its size will dwarf virtually all other rides of its kind in the United States. The wheel has been specifically designed to include 42 glass-enclosed, temperature controlled gondolas that could hold six to eight people.

 

• Wonderworks - After opening a Zipline and Ropes course in 2010, Wonderworks will complete the attraction in Spring, 2011. Called an "amusement park for the mind," Wonderworks brings its combination of education and entertainment to Broadway at the Beach in over 100 hands-on exhibits that will spark the imagination and stimulate the mind. Visitors to the attraction will enjoy a variety of experiences including being blown away by 74 mile per hour hurricane-force winds, maneuvering the controls of a NASA spacecraft to land the shuttle, lying on a bed of 3,500 nails, piloting a fighter jet, designing and riding a 360 degree virtual roller coaster, playing virtual sports and competing in a game of lazer-tag.

 

• Jimmy Buffett's Land Shark Bar & Grille - Following the overwhelming success of his popular Margaritaville Restaurant at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, music legend Jimmy Buffett is bringing the Land Shark Bar & Grille to Myrtle Beach just off of the Boardwalk area near the aforementioned Myrtle Beach SkyWheel.

 

• Hooray for Hollywood at The Palace Theatre - The Palace Theatre has long been home to some of the most popular Broadway-style entertainment found anywhere and now Hollywood takes the stage at The Palace with Hooray for Hollywood, a new production featuring the most famous song and dance moments over the last 50 years of movie history. You will see film clips of your favorite movies, and then watch the action unfold, live on stage, as our wonderful cast of singers and dancers are joined by an eight piece live band.

 

• Legends In Concert - While the Legends In Concert tribute show has been a Myrtle Beach area favorite for a number of years, the show is making a move to the Broadway at the Beach area of Myrtle Beach in the space formerly occupied by Club Kryptonite, making the theater far more accessible to thousands of Myrtle Beach visitors. The hit show will continue its current format where five celebrity tribute acts ranging from Madonna to the Blues Brothers to Elvis to Cher and many others will rotate performances each night.

 

• Major League Baseball in Myrtle Beach - Professional baseball is no stranger to Myrtle Beach, with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans embarking on their 13th season of minor league baseball at BB&T Coastal Field. This year however the Pelicans have taken on a new affiliation with the American League champion Texas Rangers, and the Rangers are headed to Myrtle Beach to to play an exhibition game on March 29 at Coastal Field against Coastal Carolina University. Big league stars such as Todd Hamilton and former Pelican Elvis Andrus will bring a level of professional baseball never seen before in Myrtle Beach.

 

• The Pat Boone Theater - The recently announced theater opening will reside near Broadway at the Beach at the area formerly occupied by the Nascar Cafe and will feature a variety of live entertainment. The first act to sign with the theater is illusionist Morgan Strebler, who was given the 2011 Merlin Award, one of magic's top awards with past winners including David Copperfield and Siegfried & Roy. Strebler will perform 500 shows in 2011.

SANTA PHOTOS

• Photos with Santa at Coastal Grand Mall Nov. 13 - Dec. 24 (Excluding Thanksgiving Day)
• Pet Photo Nights with "Santa Paws" at Coastal Grand Mall Every Tuesday Night in November ~ 7:00pm - 9:00pm
• Photos with Santa Claus at Inlet Square Mall Nov. 20 - Dec. 24 ~ Hours will vary, please call 843.651.6990 for details.
• Santa on Vacation at Myrtle Beach State Park - Get your picture taken with Santa on the beach! Nov. 27 ~ 1:00pm - 4:00pm More Information
• Pet Photo Nights with "Santa Claws" at Inlet Square Mall Nov. 29 - Dec. 20 ~ 5:00pm - 8:00pm
• FREE Photos with Santa at Barefoot Landing Dec. 4, 11, 18 ~ Noon - 3:00pm More Information

BREAKFASTS WITH SANTA (Reservations Suggested)

• Breakfast with Santa at Inlet Square Mall Nov. 20 ~ 10:00am - Noon More Information
• Breakfast with Santa at Tommy Bahama's Restaurant & Bar, Market Common Nov. 27 ~ 9:00am - 11:00am More Information
• Breakfast with Santa at Gordon Biersch, Market Common Dec. 4 ~ 9:00am - 11:00am More Information
• Breakfast with Santa at Wild Wing Cafe, Barefoot Landing Dec. 4 ~ 8:00am - 11:00am More Information
• Breakfast with Santa at Ultimate California Pizza, Market Common Dec. 11 ~ 9:00am - 11:00am More Information
• Surfside Beach's Breakfast with Santa at Ryan's Dec. 18 ~ 9:00am - 10:30am More Information
• Breakfast with Santa at Travinia Italian Kitchen, Market Common Dec. 18 ~ 9:00am - 11:00am More Information

TREE LIGHTING CEREMONIES

• Broadway at the Beach's 16th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Nov. 20 ~ 6:00pm - 8:00pm. More Information
• 3rd Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Cermeony at Market Common Nov. 26 ~ 5:30pm - 7:00pm. More Information
• Town of Surfside Beach's Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 2 ~ 7:00pm. More Information
• North Myrtle Beach Annual Christmas Tree Lighting Dec. 3 ~ 6:00pm. More Information

HOLIDAY PARADES

• North Myrtle Beach Annual Christmas Parade Dec. 4 ~ 5:30pm More Information
• Broadway at the Beach Holiday Parade Dec. 4 ~ 11:00am More Information
• Surfside Beach's Christmas Parade Dec. 11 ~ 2:00pm - 5:00pm More Information
• Conway Christmas Parade Dec. 11 ~ 10:00am - Noon More Information

HOLIDAY SHOWS

• Alabama Theatre's "The South's Grandest Christmas Show" - Nov. 1 - Jan. 1, 2011
The South's Grandest Christmas Show will instill the true meaning of Christmas in your family with its combination of traditional Christmas classics and contemporary holiday favorites. The South's Grandest Christmas Show is a southern family tradition on the Grand Strand with visitors and locals returning year after year.

• Christmas on Ice at The Palace Theatre - Nov. 1 - Dec. 31
Featuring previous Winter Olympic Skaters, the best high Kicking Dancers this side of New York and all your favorite Christmas songs sung by the best of Broadway and London's West End in one big magical Holiday Season Show.

HOLIDAY ATTRACTIONS & EVENTS

• Synthetic Ice Skating Rink at The Market Common - Dec. 18 - Jan. 2, 2011
Enjoy the synthetic ice skating rink from 10am-6pm every day from 12/18 until 1/2 (except Christmas Eve & Christmas Day). $7 donations to the Red Cross for All You Can Skate or spend $50 in our stores or restaurants and skate for FREE! Show your receipts in the park for the free ice skating voucher.

• Nights of a Thousand Candles at Brookgreen Gardens - Dec. 3-4, 10-11, & 16-18
Brookgreen's celebrated holiday festival with thousands of candles, lights and live entertainment from 3:00pm to 10:00pm.

• Let it Snow! at Market Common - Nov. 27 - Dec. 18
Every Saturday from November 27 until December 18 will feature SNOW on the live Christmas Tree in front of Grand 14 Cinema!

• Conway Main Street Holiday Open House - Dec. 2, 9, 16 ~ 5:00am - 9:00pm
Carolers stroll the sidewalks and Santa's helpers serve hot chocolate and cookies to all. A visit with Sana or a sing-a-long sleigh ride will be sure to put you in the Christmas spirit.

• The 12 Improv Games of Christmas at Carolina Improv Company - Nov. 26, 27, Dec. 3,4,10,11,17,18,22,23
Carolina Improv Company @ Uptown, Myrtle Beach Mall This unscripted audience-interactive comedy is created from audience suggestions about the holidays.

The Palace Theatre in Myrtle Beach, located at Broadway at the Beach, is home to many splendid performances from musicals to Broadway shows. One of their most spectacular and highly acclaimed events is Le Grande Cirque in Myrtle Beach, SC. This act is often compared to the famous Cirque de Soleil show. Le Grande Cirque is not quite as large as that show, but has its own attributes and highlights that create a fascinating and highly entertaining evening.

The show's line up of international performers is made up of some of the world's best acrobats, high wire artists and jugglers. The dancers, clowns and contortionists are amazing. If you ever hear anyone compare this to a circus, keep in mind that it is very different and offers so much more. The professionalism, talent, music, lighting and quality of performers takes this show miles beyond that comparison.

Guests are amazed over many aspects of Le Grande Cirque from the costumes, to the classical rock music and the amazing acrobatic feats that seem to defy nature. Many oohs and aahs will be heard throughout the audience along with much laughter and enjoyment. The clowns usually make even the most hesitant clown fans smile and the pet show with cats and dogs is said to be an impressive and hilarious performance. The talented artists make the costumes seem to come to life with things such as flying butterflies and dancing fairies.

What a wonderful presentation for kids and adults of all ages. This is definitely one that the entire family or group should enjoy. Shows are daily Monday through Saturday at 8 pm. Tickets for kids 12 and under free with paid adult with the VMB Card.

It's the "Most wonderful time of the year" and Christmas season is finally here!

The Christmas season is widely thought of as a favorite time of the year in Myrtle Beach as weekend vacationers head to the Grand Strand for great holiday shopping and great entertainment.

One of the most popular spots for holiday entertainment in Myrtle Beach is the Alabama Theatre as The South's Grandest Christmas Show takes to the stage in November and December.  The show is two hours of wonderful carols, dancing and comedy.

The South's Grandest Christmas Show takes place every Monday - Saturday excluding December 23, 24 and Christmas day, and some days feature two shows.  For more schedule details Click Here to visit Alabama Theatre's web site. For discount tickets, contact our entertainment department at 888-534-9095.

It's always hard to believe that it's that time of year when the Christmas circulars start showing up in our Sunday newspaper and decorations start appearing in malls and shops, but here we are again with the "Most Wonderful Time of the Year" knocking on our door.  Myrtle Beach has long been a Christmas wonderland of its own with all of the great Christmas shows and the great shopping that is offered around town, and now The Palace Theatre has announced a special presentation of the Nutcracker - A Magical Holiday Treat.

The Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre makes their special visit to The Palace on December 7th and 8th for this holiday classic.  The showtimes are December 7th at 3:00 PM and 7:00 PM and on December 8th at 10:00 AM.  Adult tickets are $25 each and kids 3 to 12 are $10 each.

For more details click to visit The Coastal Youth Ballet Theatre web site or click to visit The Palace Theatre's web site.

As our summer season reaches the homestretch, we recently received an offer from Hard Rock Park that is exclusive for our guests with our preferred partner status.  During the month of August our guests may buy tickets in our entertainment department at an already discounted rate and will also receive a free second day admission!

This is a great opportunity to catch all of the different rides, games and shows that you might not be able to catch in one visit.  Or if you're like us, then you will definitely want to catch the awesome Bohemian Rhapsody fireworks display on both days.  The tickets also include entry to all of the live stage performances scheduled throughout the month including Led Zeppelin tribute band Zoso, Rolling Stones tribute band Satisfaction and for all of the disco fans who left a little piece of their heart back in the 70's, KC and The Sunshine Band will be performing live on Saturday, August 30!

Looking for the finer side of Myrtle Beach?  Well you don't have to look too far.  The Long Bay Symphony has announced a 2008-2009 season that "brings you The Power and Brilliance of the Orchestra with some of the symphonic world's most exciting repertoire by Tchaicovsky, Brahms, Debussy, Verdi, and more."

The Symphony Series will kick off on October 5, 2008 with the performance entitled Rhapsody.  The second leg of the series, Great Romantics will be performed on November 9, 2008, followed by Pictures at an Exhibition on January  25, 2009 and the series concludes with The World of Dance on March 8, 2009.  The symphony will also hold a Chamber Concert series beginning with Handel's Messiah on December 6, 2008.

Tickets to the events 2008-2009 season start at $35 per person (student and senior rates also available) and will sell quickly.  For more information, please Click Here to visit the symphony web site for more information or call direct at 843-448-8379.  You surely won't want to miss these amazing performances!

With the recent opening of Hard Rock Park, Myrtle Beach has added another great venue for live music and entertainment.  Whether your cup of tea is rock, country, pop, jazz, classical or Broadway, Myrtle Beach offers something for everyone.  Great shows such as Alabama Theatre's "One: The Show", Carolina Opry and Legends in Concert have been wowing Grand Strand audiences for decades, while other venues such as the House of Blues, the Palace Theatre and now Hard Rock Park offer a variety of different live performances.

Check out a sampling of the schedules of some of the great Myrtle Beach entertainment venues: